THE PUBLIC FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S CLUB OF MONTREAL INC.

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The UWCM Public Foundation is the charitable and fundraising instrument of the UWCM. The Foundation was established on April 15th 1985 in order to receive donations, issue tax receipts, and award bursaries, fellowships, and scholarships that advance the post-secondary education of women. It also supports selected registered charities within our community whose purposes are consistent with the objectives of the UWCM.

TRUSTEES

The Foundation is overseen by a group of trustees appointed by the current Foundation President through the board of directors of the UWCM. Appointed positions will be that of treasurer and secretary and need not exceed five or six in number, as per the bylaws.

The group of trustees meets regularly with the Foundation President to discuss strategy and allocation of funds raised for that particular fiscal year.

THE BETSY BARBER MEMORIAL AWARD

Several years ago, a group of UWCM members decided to honour one of their favourite friends, Betsy Barber, by creating the Betsy Barber Memorial Award. Betsy was not only a past president of UWCM, but also a graduate of the MBA program at Concordia University. Each year a female student in the MBA program of the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, is awarded this prize.

EDUCATIONAL BURSARIES

Bursaries are made available for mature female students who have decided to continue their education. These bursaries are awarded by the institutions in our name.

The institutions that have benefited from these bursaries are:
Concordia
Dawson College
École Polytechnique Montréal

Project Chance awards educational grants to assist mature women students who have been accepted into a full-time undergraduate program at Concordia University and to single mothers who are advancing their post-secondary education in the Project Chance program.

Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions – and doing our part to “flatten the curve” – all scheduled in-person events have been suspended. Our May 20 AGM will take place virtually. Details will come later. Please stay home, practice social distancing, and refer to government directives.